This announcement contains inside
information for the purposes of Article 7 of Regulation (EU) No
596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law by virtue of the
European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR").
25 October 2024
Equipmake Holdings
PLC
("Equipmake" or the "Company"
or the "Group")
Unaudited Preliminary Results
for the year ended 31 May 2024
Equipmake, a market leader in
engineering-driven differentiated electrification technologies,
products and solutions across the automotive, truck, bus and
speciality vehicle industries, is pleased to announce its unaudited
preliminary results for the year ended 31 May
2024.
Corporate
Highlights
·
During the year the Group strengthened its leadership and
talent base as it further rolls out its commercialisation and
growth plans:
o Nicholas (Nick)
Moelders was appointed Chief Operating Officer and a Director of
the Company in January 2024;
o Anthony (Tony)
Ratcliffe was appointed Chief Financial Officer, Director and
Company Secretary in April 2024; and
o Jinsong Dai
joined as VP Sales and Business Development in May 2024.
·
These additions to the team have a strong pedigree of
delivering significant growth in fast moving international
technology businesses and they are already positively impacting the
business;
· The
Company raised gross proceeds of £4.1 million in February 2024 from
new and existing investors to support future growth initiatives;
and
· The
Group announced a number of significant Tier 1 new client contract
wins (including Caterpillar, Rev Group and Textron) as it continues
its growth trajectory.
Operational
highlights
The year was transformational for the Group as
it scaled its operations in order to deliver greater volumes of
business from a range of targeted areas. The Group delivered
attractive revenue growth and increased margins from the
manufacture and supply of electric vehicle components and full zero
emission drivetrain solutions. This is the core strategic growth
area for the business as customer traction accelerates with
Original Equipment Manufacturers ("OEMs") and Tier 1 suppliers
(which are direct suppliers to OEMs).
· The
largest increase in revenue was Equipmake's Bus Repowering
business. This growth was driven by strong demand and a naturally
shorter sales cycle. This business line provides material revenues
and, most importantly, it showcases the quality, reliability and
practical usability of the Equipmake's products and solutions,
which the Board believes has been invaluable in accelerating the
interest in the Company's components and drivetrain supply business
lines with targeted OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.
·
Equipmake was selected by Textron
Ground Support Equipment Inc. ("Textron"), a leading
US aircraft, defence and industrials conglomerate, for the supply
and installation of a prototype electric-powered airside de-icing
vehicle in September 2023. Following a successful trial an order
was placed for the supply of drivetrain kits for two further
vehicles;
·
Equipmake was selected by Perkins Engine Company Limited, a
subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc (the world's leading OEM of
construction and mining equipment and off highway plant) to
leverage the Group's electric drivetrain technology and expertise
to develop a motor and inverter for a new off-highway hybrid
system, in October 2023. Government grant funding totalling £3.2
million over the 3.5-year life of this project was secured via the
Advanced Propulsion Centre;
· Equipmake won a
development contract with H55, a leading Swiss aerospace propulsion
company, for the development and supply of electric motors for use
in electric aircraft, in January 2024;
·
Equipmake won a contract in September 2023 with Big Bus
Tours, the world's largest bus sightseeing company, to repower ten
double deck sightseeing buses, with a further ten added in January
2024; and
· Equipmake
won a £2.0 million contract with Golden Tours in February 2024 to
install its zero-emission electric drivetrain solution into
vehicles in its fleet, with an additional contract awarded post
year-end, in June 2024, to supply and install zero emission
electric drivetrain solutions in additional vehicles.
Financial
highlights
·
Revenue for the year ended 31 May 2024 was £8.1 million
compared to £5.1 million in the prior year, a growth of
approximately 60%;
· Excluding
grant revenue, delivery against commercial agreements generated
revenue in the year of £7.3 million compared to £4.9 million in the
prior year, a growth of 47%;
· Revenue
from the supply of components and full zero emission drivetrain
solutions was £3.0 million combined compared to £2.4 million in the
prior year, a growth of 25%;
·
Revenue from Bus Repowering was £3.9 million, compared to
£0.9 million in the prior year, driven by strong demand;
· Revenue
from Technology, which includes engineering projects consultancy,
was £0.4 million compared to £1.3 million in the prior year, the
reduction driven by a strategic focus towards only offering
engineering services around core products associated with OEM and
Tier 1 partnerships, rather than offering bespoke general technical
consulting services;
·
Cash balances at 31 May 2024 totalled £2.5m. The Group had no
debt, other than in relation to items held under finance leases.
Phasing of billing, which was weighted more towards the end of the
financial year, meant that receivables balances, at approximately
£2.5 million, were correspondingly high at the year-end
date;
· Bus
Repowering operations have scaled rapidly during the year. This has
resulted in a number of additional unanticipated and
under-estimated direct costs and consequently the adjusted
EBITDA1 loss was £7.4 million compared to an adjusted
EBITDA loss of £3.6 million in the prior year;
· The
Group recognises the labour-intensive nature of Bus Repowering when
working at modest volumes, across various platforms and with
inconsistent quality in recipient vehicles. Whilst efficiencies
continue to improve, this business line incurred material
additional staff costs, including temporary labour, in order to
ensure deliveries met key customer agreed timelines; and
·
Strategically more important, margins on EV Components and
Drivetrain Supply were solid and trended up positively, to 29%
combined, compared to 24% in the prior year.
Post year-end
highlights
·
Equipmake announced further traction as it focuses on higher
margin Drivetrain and EV Components Supply to OEM and Tier 1
customers, with South American bus manufacturer Agrale;
·
Following a successful trial and the initial order for the
supply of drivetrain kits for two further vehicles, Equipmake
signed a Manufacturing and Supply Agreement with
Textron;
· Equipmake
is in advanced discussions with a major automotive supplier in
relation to it licencing the Group's functional technology and
systems integration capability for its commercial vehicle
business. The licence agreement has terms
currently envisaged, which include a total of c. $6 million
(equivalent to approximately £4.6 million) of milestone payments
over the two years following entry into the Licence
Agreement as well as future volume-based royalty
revenues. However, there can be no guarantee that
terms of this potential licence agreement will be agreed or that
this licence, or any other licence currently under negotiation,
will be finalised; and
· The
Group started the financial year with a limited cash runway, which
has now reduced to under two months, and has been focussed in
recent months on securing additional working capital. The Company
expects to imminently announce details of a further financing
round, which seeks to extend the cash runway to approximately six
months from today's date, excluding the potential cash inflows
should the licence agreement referred to above be signed. Based
upon its track record of securing multiple financing rounds to
date, the Directors are confident that they can secure this
financing round and any other potential financing rounds that may
be required.
Ian Foley, CEO
of Equipmake said: "We
are delighted with the strong revenue growth achieved in the year
and with the deepening customer engagements, particularly with OEM
partners and Tier 1 suppliers, which reflects our focus going
forwards of increasing proportions of revenues from the supply of
EV Components, Drivetrain Solutions and through high value licence
transactions.
We believe we have addressed the
cost issues that we experienced in Bus Repowering during the year
by now securing substantially lower cost batteries and other
selected components through alternative suppliers and,
having had a very busy start to the year, expect
strong growth in the year. We have also been working hard to secure
additional funding, which we expect to update the market on very
soon.
Our commitment remains to achieve profitability
and cash breakeven as soon as possible."
Adjusted
EBITDA1 is defined as earnings before interest,
taxation, depreciation and amortisation, and before any
non-recurring costs or share based payments charges, if
applicable.
**ENDS**
For further
information, please contact:
Equipmake
Ian Foley, CEO
Tony Ratcliffe, CFO
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Via St Brides Partners
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Panmure
Liberum (Corporate Adviser & Joint
Broker)
James Sinclair-Ford / Anake Singh / Josh
Moss
Mark Murphy / Hugh Rich / Sam Elder
VSA Capital
Limited (Joint Broker)
Simon Barton / Alex Cabral
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7886 2500
Tel: +44 (0) 20 3005 5000
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St Brides
Partners (Financial PR
Adviser)
Susie Geliher / Paul Dulieu / Will
Turner
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Tel: +44 (0) 20 7236 1177
equipmake@stbridespartners.co.uk
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About
Equipmake
Equipmake is a UK-based industrial technology company specialising in the
engineering, development and production of electrification products
to meet the needs of the automotive and other
sectors in support of the transition from fossil-fuelled to
zero-emission drivetrains.
Equipmake is a leader in high
performance technologically advanced electric motors, inverters and
complete zero-emission electric drivetrains and power electronic
systems. Equipmake has developed a
vertically integrated solution providing fully bespoke solutions to
its customers. The Company is focussed on accelerating traction
with OEM and Tier 1 suppliers in relation to higher margin
component and drivetrain supply under long-term growth contracts
and securing high margin licencing transactions.
Key differentiators of the Company
offerings are its advanced technology and performance, reliability
and adherence to ASIL-D2 functional safety. Equipmake's
advanced motor and inverter technology, featuring ASIL-D
compliance, are designed to customers' highest Functional Safety
standards. With decades of experience in electric drivetrain
integration and a dedicated prototype vehicle testing facility,
Equipmake can significantly accelerate product development for
customers.
2 Automotive Safety Integrity Level ("ASIL") is a risk
classification scheme defined by the ISO 26262 - Functional Safety
for Road Vehicles standard and is a critical requirement for road
vehicles. Of the four ASILs identified by the standard, ASIL-D
dictates the highest integrity requirements on the product, which
require exceptional rigour in their development.
NON-EXECUTIVE
CHAIRMAN'S STATEMENT
I referred in last year's Annual Report to the
route to net zero being firm on the agenda of many stakeholders and
the benefits such a transition could bring. Over the last year we
have seen the positive impact to Equipmake of this highest-level
ambition, as customers seek out innovative, reliable, safe, and
cost-effective products and solutions to achieving the
electrification of their vehicle fleets.
Equipmake's focus is as a technology leader and
manufacturer of highly engineered electric drivetrain products and
solutions for commercial vehicles and other demanding applications
that require high-performance electrified solutions.
What has become increasingly clear is that the
effective integration of these products into efficient solutions
and Equipmake's functional safety offering are distinct competitive
advantages. These advantages are a testament to the heritage and
ethos of our Group and enable us to continue to engage with global
OEM and Tier 1 partners, who are looking to electrify their current
and future product ranges.
Over many years, Equipmake has undertaken many
hundreds of person years of research and development and has built
up significant amounts of know-how as well as a comprehensive
patent portfolio. Its product offerings include high quality motors
and inverters, as well as full drivetrain solutions, which are
gaining solid and increasing traction in the
marketplace.
Bus Repowering has generated significant early
revenues for the Group and has undoubtedly proven a very important
demonstrator of our products, showing the reliability of
Equipmake's solutions in demanding real-world use. It has been
challenging to deliver an attractive margin from this offering
whilst volumes are low and there are multiple product variations,
however the sourcing of more cost-effective batteries and other
components is expected to improve this position and we expect to
see more positive metrics ahead.
Equipmake's engagement with global OEMs and
Tier 1 suppliers has accelerated strongly. The Group's focus is to
translate these and other pipeline opportunities into continued
revenue growth with attractive gross margins from the manufacture
and supply, or licencing, of components and drivetrains delivered
against what are expected to be longer-term contracts.
Equipmake is now increasingly focussing its
commercial scale-up on opportunities in North America and Europe in
particular and plans to increase its commercial team to maximise
the benefits from these opportunities.
We have been pleased with investor support to
date and look forward to continuing support and to welcoming new
shareholders as we seek further working capital to finance the
commercial expansion.
The Board continues to believe that its current
make-up is appropriate to the Company's current needs and to meet
its governance commitments, however it expects to build the Board
further in due course. The Board is committed to high standards of
governance and has adopted the QCA (Quoted Companies Alliance)
Code.
I wish to thank all staff for their significant
efforts in growing the business in the year. I also wish to thank
our investors for their support, and we all look forward to a very
busy and productive year ahead.
Clive
Scrivener
Non-Executive Chairman
CHIEF
EXECUTIVE OFFICER'S STATEMENT
Introduction
The financial year ending 31 May 2024 has been
another busy year for Equipmake.
The Company delivered record breaking revenues
of £8.1 million, an increase of 60% on the prior year, following
significant demand for its zero emission electric motors,
inverters, drivetrains and Bus repowering offerings.
Business
Overview
The year was a transformational one for
Equipmake. Following the Company's Admission to Aquis in July 2022,
the Group has continued to aggressively grow its business
operations to exploit opportunities in its commercial vehicle
markets.
Equipmake has four principal business lines:
Drivetrain Supply, EV Components, Technology and Bus Repowering.
The Group also undertakes a number of focussed grant funded
programmes, designed to build intellectual property and unlock
downstream commercial opportunities.
As noted in the Chairman's Statement, the core
long-term focus of growth and building shareholder value is in
securing highly attractive commercial transactions with OEMs and
Tier 1 suppliers for the supply of EV components and drivetrain
solutions, under longer term contracts, or securing ultra-high
margin licence transactions.
I am delighted to report a 25% increase in
revenue from the supply of EV components and drivetrain solutions
combined, with a 5% increase in gross margin from 24% to
29%.
Whilst Bus Repowering has been a major
contributor to revenues, itself showing more than a four-fold
increase in revenue in the year, it was disappointing that the
direct costs incurred by this business line were materially higher
than expected. The Group has since secured a more cost-effective
supply of battery and other components.
Whilst the Group experienced a number of
forecasting, lead time and other procurement challenges, it did not
experience the additional supply chain challenges seen in the prior
year in relation to securing electrical components at the right
time and right price. Increasingly, the Group expects to outsource
manufacturing where possible and source the more commoditised
components at reduced prices, particularly as volumes
increase.
Market
Equipmake is targeting the electric heavy duty
and medium duty commercial vehicle markets. This includes heavy
duty trucks, medium duty trucks, speciality vehicles such as refuse
trucks and ground support equipment, buses, for the transit,
tourist and school markets, and off-road construction, agricultural
and mining vehicles. This is an addressable market that the Company
believes is growing at approximately 28% CAGR and is estimated will
be worth approximately $3.8 billion globally by 2035 for motors and
inverters alone.
Whilst widespread adoption of electric
solutions in these markets is estimated to be around five years
behind that seen in the passenger vehicle markets, the Board
believes that the adoption rates are now poised to dramatically
accelerate, following a similar trend to that which started to be
seen in passenger vehicles around five years ago.
The focus for the Group is now aggressive
commercialisation, which is likely to require additional commercial
headcount in the UK, North America and in
Europe.
Offerings
Equipmake has invested heavily in what is now
an attractive complement of motors, inverters and drivetrain
solutions.
Equipmake's key differentiators are advanced
technology, high performance, reliability, systems integration and
functional safety. The high performance and reliability have been
positively demonstrated by the suite of different vehicles now
successfully operating in the field.
Adherence to ASIL-D2 functional safety is a
highly prized and, in certain markets or with certain customers, a
rare attribute. Equipmake's advanced motor and inverter technology,
featuring ASIL-D compliance, is designed to customers' highest
functional safety standards. Automotive Safety Integrity Level
("ASIL") is a risk classification scheme defined by the ISO 26262 -
Functional Safety for Road Vehicles standard and this is a critical
requirement for road vehicles. Of the four ASILs identified by the
standard, ASIL-D dictates the highest integrity requirements on the
product, which therefore require the most exceptional rigour in
their development. Achieving this functional safety is challenging,
typically requiring large teams over two or three years with
multi-million-dollar project budgets, projects which often cannot
be condensed into shorter timeframes however much resource is
expended. Whilst clearly a priority in ultra-high volume passenger
car offerings, customers can find the economics to achieve this
standard in-house challenging for products with volumes of 1,000's
or 10,000's of units per annum. Equipmake has secured this
compliance following its historic investment and can offer OEMs and
Tier 1 suppliers appropriate solutions that include this functional
safety. The Group is in discussion with a number of potential
customers and partners in relation to providing its solutions with
functional safety.
Business
model
A brief description of Equipmake's principal
business offerings and models is summarised below:
Business line
|
Description
|
Business model and focus
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EV
Components
|
The manufacture and supply of
motors, inverters and other high value electric vehicle
components.
|
Direct engagement with global OEMs
and Tier 1 suppliers. A very high priority, with the ultimate goal
of substantial high value muti-year contracts with global partners
and customers.
|
Drivetrain Supply
|
The manufacture and supply of
complete drivetrains, including motors, inverters, HVAC, power
electronics, control systems and battery packs.
|
Equipmake is vertically integrated
to provide a full solution. This is seen as a highly valuable
opportunity, generating high margins. The customer will themselves,
or with their contractors, install Equipmake's drivetrains in new
or used vehicles.
|
Technology
|
Licencing of Equipmake technology -
for territories or markets where Equipmake or its partners may not
want to address directly. Potential to realise value by selling or
licencing non-core intellectual property.
Engineering projects - consulting,
contract development work undertaken by Equipmake.
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Licencing - typically up-front fees,
milestone payments then royalties based on future partner sales
volumes.
Non-recurring engineering (NRE)
spend on projects - typically directly related to particular
solutions, charged on a fixed, time and materials or capped fee
arrangement.
|
Bus
Repowering
|
Supply of drivetrains plus the
retrofit installation into customer's used vehicles.
|
A recent focus providing early
revenues and product validation, but given the labour-intensive
nature, challenging to achieve high margins.
|
Outlook
· As
Equipmake's market position has strengthened, it intends to focus
generally on higher gross margin business lines, principally the
supply of EV components and drivetrain solutions and securing high
value licence transactions;
· The
Group has established valuable relationships with a number of OEMs
within its EV Components and Drivetrain Supply business lines, a
key focus for the Group as it looks ahead. These include Perkins
Engine Company Limited, a subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc.; a leading
South American truck, bus and utility vehicle manufacturer;
Textron, a leading US aircraft, defence and industrials
conglomerate; Emergency One, the largest manufacturer of fire
trucks in the UK; and Rev Group, the manufacturer of speciality
industrial vehicles, including fire trucks;
· The
Group is also in advanced discussions with a number other global
OEM and Tier 1 suppliers, in relation to the supply of motors and
inverters. They are looking to leverage the Equipmake's high
performance, differentiated offerings which include functional
safety (a much sought after compliance requirement for road
vehicles) and system integration expertise. Equipmake expects to
announce further partnership deals in due course, which are
expected to provide attractive multi-year product volume visibility
for the supply of components and drivetrain solutions;
· Bus
Repowering has provided meaningful revenues to date and has already
successfully demonstrated the quality, reliability and significant
benefits of the Company's solutions in real world operation on a
wide variety of platforms, helping to accelerate traction with OEMs
and Tier 1 suppliers in relation to components and drivetrain
solutions supply. As the Group's market position has strengthened
and it is securing greater customer interest for its Drivetrain
Supply, EV Components and Technology licencing offerings, the
Company plans to rationalise its Bus Repowering offering towards a
limited number of platforms and vehicles, with the objective of
improving overall gross margins. The Group therefore expects the
revenues from Bus Repowering to materially reduce in the current
financial year. The Group plans to actively encourage the supply of
drivetrain solutions, as opposed to offering the full Bus
Repowering, to those customers seeking to retrofit existing diesel
vehicles with an EV drivetrain;
·
Equipmake is also progressing a number of cost-reduction
initiatives and manufacturing improvement programmes. These include
switching battery sourcing as well as other component level
sourcing for inclusion in the Group's product portfolio. Equipmake
expects significant cost reduction from batteries and overall cost
reductions from a number of initiatives to benefit gross margins
and overall profitability from the second half of the current
financial year;
·
Equipmake has a pipeline of Technology licencing
transactions, with one potential licence agreement with a major
automotive supplier being particularly far advanced which could, if
agreed, provide $6 million (or approximately £4.6 million) of
milestone payments over the first two years. However, there can be
no guarantee that terms of this potential licence agreement will be
agreed or that this licence, or any other licence currently under
negotiation, will be finalised;
·
Equipmake intends to further strengthen its commercial team,
particularly in the US and mainland Europe in order to accelerate
commercialisation and closely manage key relationships with
existing and potential OEM and Tier 1 partners; and
· The
Board is pleased to see buoyant demand across its range of products
and solutions but recognises the need to focus aggressively on the
most strategically important and financially rewarding of
markets.
Overall, the Group remains committed to
reaching financial breakeven and profitability as soon as possible
and anticipates a very busy year ahead.
I look forward to updating shareholders of our
further progress over the coming months.
Ian
Foley
Chief Executive Officer
CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER'S STATEMENT
Revenue
Revenue for the year was £8.1 million (FY2023:
£5.1 million), an increase of 60%. Excluding grant income, the
revenue totalled £7.3 million (FY2023: £4.9 million), an increase
of 47%.
Revenue is summarised across the business lines
as below:
|
For the
year
ended 31 May
2024
|
|
For the
year
ended 31
May
2023
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
Drivetrain Supply
|
2,181
|
|
850
|
EV Components
|
846
|
|
1,575
|
Technology
|
399
|
|
1,612
|
Bus Repowering
|
3,854
|
|
900
|
|
7,280
|
|
4,937
|
Grant income
|
788
|
|
116
|
Total revenue
|
8,068
|
|
5,053
|
The Group has four principal commercial
business lines - Drivetrain Supply, EV Components, Technology and
Bus Repowering. In addition, the Group operates a number of grant
funded projects. Revenue and gross margin are typically reviewed
both before and after grant projects.
The principal long-term growth priorities are
the Drivetrain Supply, EV Components and Technology business
lines.
The Drivetrain Supply business generated
revenues of £2.2 million (FY2023: £0.9 million) and the EV
Components supply business line generated revenues of £0.8 million
(FY2023: £1.6 million), together a combined £3.0 million (2023: FY
£2.4 million), a growth of 25%.
The Technology business line generated revenues
of £0.4 million (FY2023: £1.3 million), the reduction largely being
caused by the phasing of incidental engineering project work and
the inclusion of a £0.3 million licence fee in the prior
year.
The Bus Repowering business line generated
revenues of £3.9 million (FY2023: £0.9 million). This increase in
output, which represented the repowering and delivery of 26
customer vehicles in the year compared to five vehicles in the
prior year, was driven by significant demand. The Group's premises
on the Scottow Enterprise Park, which was secured on a flexible
lease, became operational in early 2024, facilitated this increase
in volume. This business line has generated material revenues and
showcased the quality, reliability and practical usability of the
Group's products and solutions, which the Board believes has been
invaluable in accelerating the interest in the Company's EV
Components, Drivetrain Supply and Technology business lines with
targeted OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers.
Grant revenues totalled £0.8 million (FY2023:
£0.1 million), the increase generated by the addition of a second
grant programme during the year.
Gross
profit
The overall gross loss in the year was £2.6
million (FY 2023: gross profit £1.2 million). Excluding grant
projects, the overall gross loss in the year was £1.9 million
(FY2023: gross profit of £1.3 million).
The Drivetrain Supply business generated a
gross profit of £0.6 million, representing 29% of revenue (FY2023:
£nil million, representing negative 3% of revenue) and the EV
Components business line generated a gross profit of £0.2 million,
representing 28% of revenue (FY2023: £0.6 million, representing 39%
of revenue). Together the Drivetrain Supply and EV components
businesses generated a combined gross profit of £0.9 million,
representing 29% of revenue (2023: FY £0.6 million, representing
24% of revenue), an increase of 5% gross margin.
The engineering projects within the Technology
business line generated a gross profit of £0.1 million,
representing 26% of revenue (FY2023: £0.5 million, representing 37%
of revenue), the reduction caused by lower value engineering
projects in the year.
The Bus Repowering business line generated a
gross loss of £2.9 million, representing a negative 76% of revenue
(FY2023: gross loss of £0.1 million, representing a negative 13% of
revenue. The increased direct costs in Bus Repowering were caused
by a number of additional unanticipated and under-estimated direct
costs incurred as the Group scaled volumes very quickly in the
second half of the year across a number of vehicle platforms and
with inconsistent quality in recipient vehicles. Whilst
efficiencies have since improved, the business line incurred
material additional staff costs, including temporary labour, in
order to ensure deliveries met key customer agreed timelines. As
previously mentioned, these issues are believed to have been
addressed and indeed Bus Repowering is not expected to be a core
activity going forward.
Grant projects generated a negative gross
profit of £1.9 million (FY2023: £1.3 million), the increase driven
by a second grant programme. Grant projects rely on their full
costs being partially externally funded so, by definition, should
be expected to generate a negative gross profit.
Sales, general
and administrative expenses
Total expenses in the year amounted to £7.0
million (FY2023: £6.4 million), although the year included
non-recurring costs of £1.1 million (2023: £0.6 million) and the
prior year also included £0.5 million of share-based payments.
Excluding these costs, expenses in the year totalled £5.9 million
compared to £5.3 million in the prior year. The growth
like-for-like of £0.6 million was driven primarily by headcount
recruitment as the Group aggressively scaled its operations in
contemplation of further revenue
growth.
Adjusted
EBITDA
The Board's key measure of underlying business
profitability and assessing trends across periods is adjusted
earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation, share
based payments and non-recurring costs (adjusted EBITDA). In the
year, the Group achieved an adjusted EBITDA loss of £7.4 million
(FY2023: adjusted EBITDA loss of £3.6 million). This is an
Alternative Performance Measure and translated to an adjusted
EBITDA loss percentage in the year of 92 % (FY2023: 72%). As noted
above, there were share based payments in the year of £nil (FY
2023: £0.5 million). Non-recurring items incurred are highlighted
below. Whilst there was significant revenue growth in the year, the
additional direct costs incurred in the Bus Repowering business
line was the principal driver for the increased EBITDA
loss.
Non-recurring
costs
The non-recurring costs in the year of £1.1
million comprised £0.7 million related to the impairment of
previously capitalised development costs and the reversal of
originally capitalised costs in the year following the Board's
decision post the year-end date to rationalise the Bus Repowering
offering towards a limited number of platforms, £0.3 million
related to onerous contract provisions for Bus Repowering contracts
underway at the year-end date, and £0.1 million related to
professional fees incurred in the Company's share placing in
February 2024. The non-recurring costs in the prior year of £0.6
million related to professional fees incurred in the Company's
Admission to Aquis.
Tax
The tax charge in the year of £0.1 million
(FY2023: tax credit of £0.2 million) related to the tax due on the
Research & Development Expenditure Credit ("RDEC") receipt. The
vast majority of taxable losses were generated in the UK, where the
Group has UK trading tax losses carried forward at the year-end
date amounting to approximately £21.9 million (FY2023: £11.6
million). No deferred tax asset has been recognised in the year or
in the prior year.
Earnings per
share
The basic and diluted loss per share amounted
to 0.95 pence per share (FY2023: loss 0.60 pence per
share).
Intangible
assets
The Group had intangible assets totalling £1.2
million (FY23: £0.8 million). The increase was caused primarily by
capitalised development costs totalling £1.0 million incurred in
the year, although the total net book value was reduced by an
amortisation charge of £0.2 million (FY23: £nil) and an impairment
charge of £0.4 million (FY23: £nil) as a result of the Board's
decision post year-end to rationalise Bus Repowering
platforms.
Tangible
assets
The Group had tangible assets totalling £1.6
million (FY23: £0.8 million). The increase was caused primarily by
capital additions totalling £1.2 million incurred in the year,
incurred as the Group expanded its facilities and manufacturing
capabilities, whilst the total net book value was reduced by a
depreciation charge of £0.4 million (FY23: £0.2
million).
Stock
The Group had stocks totalling £3.6 million
(FY23: £3.0 million). The increase was caused by general increase
in business volumes and the contemplation of further growth
ahead.
Trade and
other receivables
The Group had total debtors totalling £4.2
million (FY23: £4.5 million). Whilst trade debtors, other debtors
and prepayments and accrued income were similar year-on-year, the
reduction was due to reduced tax recoverable, being a timing
difference.
Trade and
other payables
The Group had total creditors totalling £4.1
million (FY23: £2.2 million). The increase was caused primarily by
increased trade creditors of £2.0 million (FY23 £0.5 million),
partially as a result in increased pace of growth and partly as the
Group strove to optimise its cash resources and accruals and
deferred income of £1.3 million (FY23: £1.0 million), being timing
differences.
Provisions
The Group established an onerous contract
provision totalling £0.4 million (FY23: £nil) in relation to
expected future losses on two Bus Repowering contracts which were
underway at the year-end date. This provision is expected to unwind
in the year ended 31 May 2025. No warranty provision has been made
as the Group does not have a track record in order to make a
reliable estimate and it expenses any warranty related issues as
they arise.
Cash and
working capital
Cash balances at the year-end date were £2.5
million (2023: £7.0 million). Other than finance leases / hire
purchase contracts which amounted to £0.5 million (FY23: £0.4
million), the Group had no debt drawn nor any facility in place.
The Board recognises that the Group had limited cash resources at
the year-end date, insufficient to take the Company to
profitability, and therefore will require further financing to
continue its growth strategy. The Group currently has a cash runway
to late November 2024, making the securing of additional financing
an urgent priority. The Board has been working on securing
additional funds over recent months and is now in the advanced
stages of completing a further financing round to provide it with
working capital through the first quarter of 2025, which it expects
to announce the results of shortly.
Net
assets
Net assets at the year-end date amounted to
£8.6 million (2023: £13.8 million), the movement arising from the
negative earnings in the period, partially offset by the additional
£4.1million of financing secured in February 2024.
Tony
Ratcliffe
Chief Financial Officer
CONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED STATEMENT OF PROFIT AND LOSS AND
COMPREHENSIVE INCOME
|
|
|
Unaudited
Year ended
31 May
2024
|
|
Year ended
31 May
2023
|
|
Note
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Turnover
|
4
|
8,068
|
|
5,053
|
Cost of sales
|
|
(10,697)
|
|
(3,845)
|
Gross
profit
|
4
|
(2,629)
|
|
1,208
|
|
|
|
|
|
Administrative expenses
|
|
(6,972)
|
|
(6,437)
|
Other operating income
|
5
|
509
|
|
281
|
Adjusted
EBITDA
|
|
(7,412)
|
|
(3,644)
|
Depreciation
|
|
(343)
|
|
(187)
|
Amortisation
|
|
(158)
|
|
(27)
|
Share based payments
|
|
(45)
|
|
(475)
|
Non-recurring costs
|
6
|
(1,134)
|
|
(615)
|
Operating
loss
|
|
(9,092)
|
|
(4,948)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Interest receivable and similar
income
|
|
54
|
|
17
|
Interest payable and similar
expenses
|
|
(49)
|
|
(86)
|
Loss before
taxation
|
|
(9,087)
|
|
(5,017)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Taxation
|
7
|
(113)
|
|
186
|
Loss for the
financial year
|
|
(9,200)
|
|
(4,831)
|
Total other comprehensive income
|
|
-
|
|
-
|
Total
comprehensive loss for the year attributable to owners of the
Company
|
|
(9,200)
|
|
(4,831)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Loss per
share
|
|
|
|
|
Basic and diluted loss per share, in
pence
|
15
|
(0.95)
|
|
(0.60)
|
CONSOLIDATED
UNAUDITED BALANCE SHEET
|
|
|
Unaudited
as at
31 May
2024
|
|
As at
31 May
2023
|
Assets
|
Note
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Fixed
assets
|
|
|
|
|
Intangible assets
|
|
1,243
|
|
783
|
Tangible assets
|
|
1,647
|
|
773
|
|
|
2,890
|
|
1,556
|
Current
assets
|
|
|
|
|
Stocks
|
8
|
3,555
|
|
2,958
|
Debtors: amounts falling due within one
year
|
9
|
4,163
|
|
4,502
|
Cash at bank and in hand
|
|
2,480
|
|
7,000
|
Total current
assets
|
|
10,198
|
|
14,460
|
|
|
|
|
|
Liabilities
|
|
|
|
|
Creditors: amounts falling due within one
year
|
10
|
(3,797)
|
|
(1,958)
|
Net current
assets
|
|
6,401
|
|
12,502
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total assets
less current liabilities
|
|
9,291
|
|
14,058
|
|
|
|
|
|
Creditors: amounts falling due after more than
one year
|
11
|
(308)
|
|
(255)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Provisions for
liabilities:
|
|
|
|
|
Other provisions
|
12
|
(358)
|
|
-
|
Net
assets
|
|
8,625
|
|
13,803
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Capital and
reserves
|
|
|
|
|
Share capital
|
14
|
102
|
|
95
|
Share premium
|
16
|
23,098
|
|
19,128
|
Other reserves
|
16
|
5,748
|
|
5,748
|
Profit and loss account
|
16
|
(21,417)
|
|
(12,217)
|
Share-based payment reserve
|
16
|
1,094
|
|
1,049
|
Total capital
and reserves
|
|
8,625
|
|
13,803
|
CONSOLIDATED UNAUDITED STATEMENT OF
CASHFLOWS
|
|
Unaudited year ended
31 May
|
|
Year ended
31 May
|
|
|
2024
|
|
2023
|
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
Cash flows
from operating activities
|
|
|
|
|
Loss for the year
|
|
(9,200)
|
|
(4,831)
|
Adjustments
for:
|
|
|
|
|
Amortisation of intangible assets
|
|
158
|
|
27
|
Depreciation of tangible assets
|
|
343
|
|
187
|
Loss / (profit) on disposal of tangible fixed
assets
on disposal of tangible assets
|
|
51
|
|
(15)
|
Impairment of capitalised development
costs
|
|
408
|
|
-
|
Interest payable
|
|
49
|
|
87
|
Interest receivable
|
|
(54)
|
|
(17)
|
RDEC and SME R&D tax credit
|
|
(476)
|
|
(430)
|
(Increase) in stocks
|
|
(597)
|
|
(2,150)
|
Decrease / (increase) in debtors
|
|
38
|
|
(2,138)
|
Increase / (decrease) in creditors
|
|
1,813
|
|
(156)
|
Increase / (decrease) in provisions
|
|
358
|
|
(44)
|
Share-based payments expense
|
|
45
|
|
475
|
Cash used in operations
|
|
(7,064)
|
|
(9,005)
|
RDEC and SME tax credits received
|
|
777
|
|
-
|
Net cash
outflows used in operating activities
|
|
(6,287)
|
|
(9,005)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows
from investing activities
|
|
|
|
|
Purchase of tangible fixed assets
|
|
(1,241)
|
|
(443)
|
Proceeds from sale of tangible fixed
assets
|
|
-
|
|
25
|
Intangible assets - capitalisation of internal
development cost
|
|
(1,053)
|
|
(810)
|
Net cash used
in investing activities
|
|
(2,294)
|
|
(1,228)
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash flows
from financing activities
|
|
|
|
|
Issue of ordinary shares
|
|
4,144
|
|
16,235
|
Share issue costs
|
|
(167)
|
|
(812)
|
New finance leases and hire purchase
loans
|
|
255
|
|
107
|
Repayment of obligations under finance leases
and hire purchase contracts
|
|
(176)
|
|
(144)
|
Interest paid
|
|
(49)
|
|
(32)
|
Interest received
|
|
54
|
|
3
|
Net cash from
financing activities
|
|
4,061
|
|
15,357
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net (decrease) / increase in cash and cash
equivalents
|
|
(4,520)
|
|
5,124
|
Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of
the year
|
|
7,000
|
|
1,876
|
Cash and cash
equivalents at the end of the year
|
|
2,480
|
|
7,000
|
CONSOLIDATED
UNAUDITED ANALYSIS OF NET DEBT FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 MAY
2024
|
At 1 June 2023
|
Cash flows
|
Payments made in year
|
Increase in lease
liability
|
At 31 May 2024
|
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cash at bank and in hand
|
7,000
|
(4,520)
|
-
|
-
|
2,480
|
Finance leases
|
(407)
|
-
|
176
|
(255)
|
(486)
|
Net cash
|
6,593
|
(4,520)
|
176
|
(255)
|
1,994
|
Principal
Notes to the Unaudited Preliminary Results
General information
Equipmake Holdings Plc is a public
company limited by shares incorporated in England and Wales. The
Company registration number is 04303233. The registered office is
Unit 7, Snetterton Business Park, Snetterton, Norfolk, NR16
2JU.
The Group consists of the parent
Equipmake Holdings PLC and subsidiaries Equipmake Limited and
Equipmake Inc. All Group entities are
included within the consolidation.
Equipmake is a UK-based
market leader in engineering-driven differentiated
electrification technologies, products and solutions across the
automotive, truck, bus and speciality vehicle
industries.
These preliminary results are
presented in sterling which is the
functional and presentational currency of the Group and are rounded
to the nearest £1,000.
The financial information set out in
this announcement does not constitute the Group's statutory
accounts for the year ended 31 May 2024 or 31 May 2023. The
accounts for the year ended 31 May 2024 are unaudited. Auditors
reported on the accounts for the year ended 31 May 2023 and their
report was (i) unqualified, (ii) did not include references to any
matters to which the auditors drew attention by way of emphasis
without qualifying their report and (iii) did not contain
statements under section 498 (2) or (3) of the Companies Act
2006.
The statutory accounts for the year
ended 31 May 2024 will be delivered to the Registrar of Companies
in due course.
1. Going concern
The Directors have prepared cash
flow forecasts for a period of 12 months from the date of release
of these preliminary results (the going concern period) and these
forecasts confirm that the Group will require additional financing
in order to meet its liabilities as they fall due for that period
and indeed also to reach profitability and cash
break-even.
The Company is currently finalising
a further financing round, which is expected to extend the Group's
cash runway to approximately six months from today's date, and
expects to announce the results of this shortly. Based upon its
track record of securing multiple financing rounds to date, the
Directors are confident that the Company will be able to close this
financing round and any other potential financing rounds that may
be required. Consequently, the Directors are confident that the
Group will have sufficient funds to continue to meet its
liabilities as they fall due for at least 12 months from today and
have therefore determined it is appropriate to adopt the going
concern basis in preparing the preliminary results.
However, because there is
uncertainty over the completion of the currently contemplated
financing round, and whether or not additionally further finance
will be required within the coming 12 months, there remains
material uncertainty that may cast significant
doubt on the Group's ability to continue as a going
concern.
2.
Summary of
significant accounting policies
The principal accounting policies
adopted in the preparation of these financial statements are set
out below. These policies have been applied consistently to all the
years presented, unless otherwise stated.
Basis of preparation of preliminary results
These preliminary results have been
prepared in accordance with FRS 102 "The Financial Reporting
Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland" ("FRS 102")
and the requirements of the Companies Act 2006.
The following principal accounting
policies have been applied:
Basis of consolidation
The Group's consolidated preliminary
results include the results of the Company and all its subsidiaries
("the Group") Subsidiaries are entities over which the Group has
control. The Group controls an entity where the Group is exposed
to, or has rights to, variable returns from its involvement with
the entity and has the ability to affect those returns through its
power to direct the activities of the entity. Subsidiaries are
fully consolidated from the date on which control is transferred to
the Group. They are discontinued from the date control
ceases.
Intercompany transactions, balances
and unrealised gains on transactions between Group companies are
eliminated. Unrealised losses are also eliminated unless the
transaction provides evidence of an impairment of the transferred
asset. Accounting policies of subsidiaries are consistent with
policies adopted by the Group.
The consolidated preliminary results
incorporate the results of business combinations using the purchase
method. In the Balance Sheet, the acquiree's identifiable assets,
liabilities and contingent liabilities are initially recognised at
their fair values at the acquisition date.
In accordance with the transitional
exemption available in FRS 102, the Group has chosen not to
respectively apply the standard to business combinations that
occurred before the date of transition to FRS 102, being 1 June
2016.
Foreign currency translation
Functional and presentation
currency
The Company's functional and
presentational currency is British Pounds.
Transactions and
balances
Foreign currency transactions are
translated into the functional currency using the spot exchange
rates at the dates of the transactions.
At each year end foreign currency
monetary items are translated using the closing rate. Non-monetary
items measured at historical cost are translated using the exchange
rate at the date of the transaction and non-monetary items measured
at fair value are measured using the exchange rate when fair value
was determined.
Revenue
Revenue is recognised to the extent
that it is probable that the economic benefits will flow to the
Group and the revenue can be reliably measured. Revenue is measured
as the fair value of the consideration received or receivable,
excluding trade discounts, and net of VAT.
Revenue from the sale of goods is
recognised when the significant risks and rewards of ownership of
the goods have passed to the buyer (under "ex works" incoterms,
this is typically when the goods are made available for transport
or collection but the transfer of rights depends on the contractual
terms agreed), the amount of revenue can be measured reliably, it
is probable that the economic benefits associated with the
transaction will flow to the entity and the costs incurred or to be
incurred in respect of the transaction can be measured
reliably.
Revenue from contracts for the
provision of services is recognised by reference to the stage of
completion when the stage of completion, costs incurred and costs
to complete can be estimated reliably. The stage of completion is
calculated by comparing costs incurred, mainly in relation to
contractual hourly staff rates and materials, as a proportion of
total costs. Where the outcome cannot be estimated reliably,
revenue is recognised only to the extent of the expenses recognised
that it is probable will be recovered.
Revenue from licencing agreements is
recognised when it is probable that the economic benefits
associated with the transaction will flow to the entity and the
amount of revenue can be measured reliably. Revenue is recognised
on an accrual basis in accordance with the substance of the
relevant agreement, including consideration of ongoing obligations,
guaranteed minimum payments and payments contingent upon future
events.
Income receivable from grants (see
below) is included with revenue as this represents a core operating
activity of the business.
Leases
Operating leases: the Group as a
lessee
Rentals paid under operating leases
are charged to profit and loss on a straight-line basis over the
lease term.
Benefits received and receivable as
an incentive to sign an operating lease are recognised on a
straight-line basis over the lease term unless another systematic
basis is representative of the time pattern of the lessee's benefit
from the use of the leased asset.
Finance leases: The Group as a
lessee
An asset and corresponding liability
are recognised for leasing agreements that transfer to the Group
substantially all of the risks and rewards incidental to ownership
("finance leases"). The amount capitalised is the fair value of the
leased asset or, if lower, the present value of the minimum lease
payments payable during the lease term, both determined at
inception of the lease. Lease payments are treated as consisting of
capital and interest elements. The interest is charged to statement
of comprehensive income, so as to produce a constant periodic rate
of interest on the remaining balance of the liability. Contingent
rents are expensed as incurred.
Government grants
Grants are accounted under the
accruals model as permitted by FRS 102. Grants relating to
expenditure on tangible fixed assets are credited to profit or loss
as other income at the same rate as the depreciation on the assets
to which the grant relates. The deferred element of grants is
included in creditors as deferred income.
Grants of a revenue nature are
recognised in the Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income
within turnover in the same period as the related expenditure,
which is recognised in cost of sales. These grants relate to the
primary function of the business and facilitate the delivery of the
Group's primary purpose. Other grants are shown within other
operating income.
Interest income
Interest income is recognised in
profit or loss using the effective interest method.
Finance costs
Finance costs are charged to profit
or loss over the term of the debt using the effective interest
method so that the amount charged is at a constant rate on the
carrying amount. Issue costs are initially recognised as a
reduction in the proceeds of the associated capital
instrument.
Pensions
Defined contribution pension plan
The Group operates a defined
contribution plan for its employees. A defined contribution plan is
a pension plan under which the Group pays fixed contributions into
a separate entity. Once the contributions have been paid the Group
has no further payment obligations.
The contributions are recognised as
an expense in profit or loss when they fall due. Amounts not paid
are shown in accruals as a liability in the Balance Sheet. The
assets of the plan are held separately from the Group in
independently administered funds.
Share based payments
Where share options are awarded to
employees, the fair value of the options at the date of grant is
charged to profit or loss over the vesting period. Non-market
vesting conditions are taken into account by adjusting the number
of equity instruments expected to vest at each balance sheet date
so that, ultimately, the cumulative amount recognised over the
vesting period is based on the number of options that eventually
vest. Market vesting conditions are factored into the fair value of
the options granted. The cumulative expense is not adjusted for
failure to achieve a market vesting condition. The fair value of
the award also takes into account non-vesting
conditions.
These are either factors beyond the
control of either party (such as a target based on an index), or
factors which are within the control of one or other of the parties
(such as the Group keeping the scheme open or the employee
maintaining any contributions required by the scheme).
Where the terms and conditions of
options are modified before they vest, the increase in the fair
value of the options, measured immediately before and after the
modification, is also charged to profit or loss over the remaining
vesting period.
Where equity instruments are granted
to persons other than employees, profit or loss is charged with
fair value of goods and services received.
Taxation
Tax is recognised in profit or loss
except that a charge attributable to an item of income and expense
recognised as other comprehensive income or to an item recognised
directly in equity is also recognised in other comprehensive income
or directly in equity respectively.
The current income tax charge is
calculated on the basis of tax rates and laws that have been
enacted or substantively enacted by the balance sheet date in the
countries where the Company and the Group operate and generate
income.
Non-recurring costs (Alternative Performance
Measure)
Non-recurring costs are transactions
that fall within the ordinary activities of the Group but are
presented separately due to their size or incidence
to assess the performance of the overall business.
This is an Alternative Performance Measure. The reconciliation of
adjusted EBITDA to operating profit is shown on the face of the
Consolidated Profit and Loss.
Tangible fixed assets
Tangible fixed assets under the cost
model are stated at historical cost less accumulated depreciation
and any accumulated impairment losses. Historical cost includes
expenditure that is directly attributable to bringing the asset to
the location and condition necessary for it to be capable of
operating in the manner intended by management.
Depreciation is charged so as to
allocate the cost of assets less their residual value over their
estimated useful lives.
Depreciation is provided on the
following basis:
Leasehold improvements
20% on a straight-line basis
Plant and machinery
20-33% on a straight-line basis
Specialist
assets
50% on a straight-line basis
The assets' residual values, useful
lives and depreciation methods are reviewed, and adjusted
prospectively if appropriate, or if there is an indication of a
significant change since the last reporting date.
Gains and losses on disposals are
determined by comparing the proceeds with the carrying amount and
are recognised in profit or loss.
Assets under development are
recognised at their cost. No depreciation is charged on these
assets until the assets are complete and available for
use.
Intangible items
Intangible assets are initially
recognised at cost. After recognition, under the cost model,
intangible assets are measured at cost less any accumulated
amortisation and any accumulated impairment losses.
All intangible assets are considered
to have a finite useful life. If a reliable estimate of the useful
life cannot be made, the useful life shall not exceed ten
years.
Intangible assets are reviewed for
impairment each financial year.
Research and development
Internally generated intangible
assets arising from development, or the development phase of
internal projects, have been recognised in the year where the
following can be demonstrated:
a) The
technical feasibility of completing the intangible asset so that it
will be available for use or sale;
b) Intention to
complete the intangible asset and use or sell it;
c) Ability
to use or sell the intangible asset;
d) How the
intangible asset will generate probable future economic benefits
(e.g., the existence of a market);
e) Availability of
adequate technical, financial and other resources to complete the
development and to use or sell the intangible asset; and
f) Ability
to measure reliably the expenditure attributable to the intangible
asset during its development.
Development costs are recognised as
an intangible asset if it can be demonstrated that all of the
criteria for recognition have been met.
In the research phase of an internal
project, it is not possible to demonstrate that the project will
generate future economic benefits and hence all expenditure on
research shall be recognised as an expense when it is incurred. If
it is not possible to distinguish between the research phase and
the development phase of an internal project, the expenditure is
treated as if it were all incurred in the research phase
only.
Completed assets are being amortised
for up 5 years on a straight-line basis.
Investments
Investments in subsidiaries are
initially measured at cost at acquisition and reviewed for
impairment at each reporting date, with any movement in the fair
value recognised in the profit and loss. Where an investment is
acquired in stages, it may be more appropriate to recognise the
fair value during initial recognition and then assess the deemed
cost for impairment at each reporting date.
The investments are assessed for
impairment at each reporting date and any impairment losses or
reversals of impairment losses are required immediately in the
profit and loss account.
Stocks and work-in-progress
Stocks are stated at the lower of
cost and net realisable value, being the estimated selling price
less costs to complete and sell. Cost is based on the cost of
purchase on a weighted average basis.
Work-in-progress ("WIP'') includes an
allocation of direct labour costs and overhead appropriate to the
stage of manufacture. At each balance sheet date, stocks and WIP
are assessed for impairment. If impairment has occurred, the
carrying amount is reduced to its selling price less costs to
complete and sell. The impairment loss is recognised immediately in
profit or loss.
Debtors
Short-term debtors are measured at
transaction price, less any impairment.
Cash
and cash equivalents
Cash is represented by cash in hand
and deposits with financial institutions repayable without penalty
on notice of not more than 24 hours. Cash equivalents are highly
liquid investments that mature in no more than three months from
the date of acquisition and that are readily convertible to known
amounts of cash with insignificant risk of change in
value.
Creditors
Short-term creditors are measured at
the transaction price. Other financial liabilities are measured
initially at fair value, net of transaction costs, and are measured
subsequently at amortised cost using the effective interest
method.
Provisions for liabilities
Provisions are made where an event
has taken place that gives the Group a legal or constructive
obligation that probably requires settlement by a transfer of
economic benefit, and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount
of the obligation.
Provisions are charged as an expense
to profit or loss in the year that the Group becomes aware of the
obligation and are measured at the best estimate at the balance
sheet date of the expenditure required to settle the obligation,
taking into account relevant risks and uncertainties.
When payments are eventually made,
they are charged to the provision carried in the Balance
Sheet.
Financial instruments
The Group has elected to apply the
provisions of Section 11 'Basic Financial Instruments' and Section
12 'Other Financial Instruments Issues' of FRS 102 to all of its
financial instruments.
Financial assets and financial
liabilities are recognised when the Group becomes a party to the
contractual provisions of the instrument and are offset only when
the Group currently has a legally enforceable right to set off the
recognised amounts and intends either to settle on a net basis, or
to realise the asset and settle the liability
simultaneously.
Financial assets
Trade, Group and other debtors
(including accrued income) which are receivable within one year and
which do not constitute a financing transaction are initially
measured at the transaction price and subsequently measured at
amortised cost, being the transaction price less any amounts
settled and any impairment losses.
Where the arrangement with a debtor
constitutes a financing transaction, the debtor is initially
measured at the present value of future payments discounted at a
market rate of interest for a similar debt instrument and
subsequently measured at amortised cost.
A provision for impairment of trade
debtors is established when there is objective evidence that the
amounts due will not be collected according to the original terms
of the contract. Impairment losses are recognised in profit
or loss for the excess of the carrying value of the trade debtor
over the present value of the future cash flows discounted using
the original effective interest rate. Subsequent reversals of an
impairment loss that objectively relate to an event occurring after
the impairment loss was recognised, are recognised immediately in
profit or loss.
Financial liabilities
Financial instruments are classified
as liabilities and equity instruments according to the substance of
the contractual arrangements entered into. An equity
instrument is any contract that evidences a residual interest in
the assets of the Group after deducting all of its
liabilities.
Trade, group and other creditors
(including accruals) payable within one year that do not constitute
a financing transaction are initially measured at the transaction
price and subsequently measured at amortised cost, being the
transaction price less any amounts settled.
Where the arrangement with a creditor
constitutes a financing transaction, the creditor is initially
measured at the present value of future payments discounted at a
market rate of interest for a similar instrument and subsequently
measured at amortised cost.
Equity instruments
Financial instruments classified as
equity instruments are recorded at the fair value of the cash or
other resources received or receivable, net of direct costs of
issuing the equity instruments.
Dividends
Equity dividends are recognised when
they become legally payable. Interim equity dividends are
recognised when paid. Final equity dividends are recognised when
approved by shareholders at a General Meeting.
Adjusted EBITDA (Alternative Performance
Measure)
The Board and Management team
primarily use a measure of adjusted earnings before interest, tax,
depreciation and amortisation, share based payments and
non-recurring costs (EBITDA before share based payments and
non-recurring costs, or adjusted EBITDA) to assess the performance
of the overall business. This is an Alternative Performance
Measure. The reconciliation of adjusted EBITDA to operating profit
is shown on the face of the Consolidated Profit and
Loss.
Non-recurring costs are summarised
in note 6.
3.
Judgements in applying accounting policies and key sources of
estimation uncertainty
The preparation of the financial
statements requires management to make judgments, estimates and
assumptions that affect the amounts reported for assets and
liabilities as at the balance sheet date, and the amounts reported
for income and expenditure during the year. However, the nature of
estimation means that actual outcomes could materially differ from
those estimates. The key assumptions concerning the future and
other key sources of estimating uncertainty at the reporting date
include:
Revenue recognition
The Company has established a clear
decision matrix for each order/contract to ensure a consistent
approach for determining the basis for recognising revenue.
In some circumstances, judgements are made in respect of the amount
of revenue to be recognised at each reporting date. For
example, where goods and services supplied on the same contract
cannot be split for the purposes of revenue recognition and the
work is performed over a period of months or years, the Company
would recognise revenue based on the stage of
completion.
Share based payments
Some of Equipmake Limited's
employees have been granted share options by the Company. The fair
value of these options on the date of grant has been determined
using the Black Scholes Model. The Directors consider this the most
suitable model for calculating the fair value of the
options
The management believe that there
will not be only one acceptable choice for estimating the fair
value of share- based payment arrangements. The judgements and
estimates that management apply in determination of the share-
based compensation are summarised below:
· Selection of valuation model
· Making
assumptions used in determining the variables used in a valuation
model:
I. Expected
life
II.
Expected volatility
III.
Expected dividend yield
IV.
Probability of performance-based vesting conditions being
met.
Options with both time-based and
performance-based vesting conditions were granted in the prior
year. The vesting thresholds for the performance-linked options
were revised during the prior year in line but remain consistent
with the revenue forecasts for the years ending 31 May 2023 and
2024. As the Directors expected that the Company would achieve its
revenue targets for the year ended 31 May 2023 and 2024, a charge
has been recognised for the relevant portion of the vesting period
in the prior year.
Share options were also granted to
two non-employees of the Company in the prior year. A share-based
payments charge has been recognised in the prior year in respect of
one of these individuals, for whom it has been judged that share
options were awarded as a result of past services provided to the
Company.
Development costs
Management has reviewed activity
relating to both customer-related and internal product development
projects during the period and capitalised costs where it is
considered that the FRS102 criteria have been met. The judgements
and estimates that management apply when identifying costs to be
capitalised are summarised below:
· Estimated size and value of the market for the product being
developed;
· Assessment of technical, financial and other resources
required and available to complete development;
· Technical feasibility of completing the development
work;
· Completion status of the development work; and
· Expected useful life of the asset once
completed.
In the research phase of an internal
project, it is not possible to demonstrate that the project will
generate future economic benefits and hence all expenditure on
research shall be recognised as an expense when it is incurred. If
it is not possible to distinguish between the research phase and
the development phase of an internal project, the expenditure is
treated as if it were all incurred in the research phase
only.
Impairment of development
costs
As a consequence of the Directors'
decision post year-end to rationalise the Bus Repowering offering
towards a limited number of platforms, a detailed impairment review
was undertaken whereby the carrying value of certain capitalised
developments were reviewed. this led to an impairment in the year
amounting to £0.4 million for previously capitalised items plus an
amount of £0.3 million for irrecoverable development costs incurred
in the year, both of which have been recorded as non-recurring
costs.
Stock
The Directors have assessed whether
any inventories are impaired by comparing the estimated selling
price less costs to complete to the carrying amount at year end.
Judgements and estimates that management apply in making this
assessment include:
· Identification of defective, slow-moving or obsolete
stocks;
· Estimates of absorption costing, although no amount has been
included as it is considered immaterial;
· Estimates of prices obtainable for the goods at the time that
they will be available for sale; and
· Projected costs of completion and sale.
Contingent liability
A contingent liability for the
provision of warranties has been reviewed by management. Warranties
requires management's best estimate of the expenditure that will be
incurred in respect of warranty claims, which are detailed in the
terms and conditions of sale. Certain contracts contain an
obligation for Equipmake to provide a warranty on the products that
it provides. The precise terms of the warranty vary on a
contract-by-contract basis but currently range between three and
eight years. Given that these products are relatively new to the
market, Equipmake is unable to reference a history of warranty
claims in order to provide a basis for estimating an accurate
provision and is therefore unable to provide a basis for estimation
of a provision that complies with the requirements of the
accounting standards. Whilst no provision has been included, costs
relating to service personnel, who would deal with any potential
warranty issues, are recognised in the Profit and Loss, and there
exists a potential contingent liability.
4. Segmental reporting and
turnover
Segmental information is presented
in respect of the Group's operating segments based on the format
that the Group reports to its chief operating decision maker, for
the purpose of allocating resources and assessing performance. The
Group considers that the chief operating decision maker ("CODM")
comprises the Executive Directors of the business.
Revenues and gross profits are
presented for each business line but, due to the shared nature of
many expenses, expenses are not separately allocated across the
business lines. No account has been taken of transfers between
business lines.
Due to the shared nature of many
assets, assets and liabilities for both 2024 and 2023 are not able
to be separately allocated across the business lines but are
reported to the CODM on an aggregate basis.
Unaudited for the year ended 31 May
2024:
|
Bus
Repowering
|
Drivetrain
Supply
|
EV
Components
|
Technology
Engineering
Projects
|
Technology
Licencing
|
Total (excluding
Grants)
|
Grants
|
Total
|
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
Turnover
|
3,854
|
2,181
|
846
|
399
|
-
|
7,280
|
788
|
8,068
|
Cost of sales
|
(6,770)
|
(1,548)
|
(609)
|
(297)
|
-
|
(9,224)
|
(1,473)
|
(10,697)
|
Gross profit
|
(2,916)
|
633
|
237
|
102
|
-
|
(1,944)
|
(685)
|
(2,629)
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
For the year ended 31 May
2023:
|
Bus
Repowering
|
Drivetrain
Supply
|
EV
Components
|
Technology Engineering
Projects
|
Technology
Licencing
|
Total (excluding
Grants)
|
Grants
|
Total
|
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
Turnover
|
900
|
850
|
1,575
|
1,312
|
300
|
4,937
|
116
|
5,053
|
Cost of sales
|
(1,016)
|
(876)
|
(956)
|
(832)
|
-
|
(3,680)
|
(165)
|
(3,845)
|
Gross profit
|
(116)
|
(26)
|
619
|
480
|
300
|
1,257
|
(49)
|
1,208
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
The Group manages its business lines
on a global basis. The operations are based primarily in the UK,
with a recent and increasing presence in the USA.
5. Other operating
income
|
Unaudited
for the year
ended 31 May
2024
|
|
For the
year
ended 31 May
2023
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
RDEC claim
|
476
|
|
245
|
Other income
|
33
|
|
36
|
Total other operating income
|
509
|
|
281
|
6. Non-recurring
costs
The Company incurred
the following non-recurring costs in the year,
which are disclosed separately. This is an Alternative Performance
Measure.
|
Unaudited
for the year
ended 31 May
2024
|
|
For the
year
ended 31 May
2023
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
Bus Repowering - Impairment of capitalised
development costs
|
408
|
|
-
|
Bus Repowering - Onerous contracts
provision
|
358
|
|
-
|
Bus Repowering - Irrecoverable development
costs incurred in the year
|
270
|
|
-
|
Professional fees relating to share
placing
|
98
|
|
-
|
Professional fees relating to Admission to
Aquis
|
-
|
|
615
|
|
1,134
|
|
615
|
The Directors reviewed the Bus
Repowering business line after the balance sheet date and made the
following adjustments, all considered non-recurring:
- The Directors have treated the impairment of certain
development costs following the decision post year-end to
rationalise the Bus Repowering offering towards a limited number of
platforms, as a non-recurring cost as it is considered a one-off
event;
- The Directors have treated the reversal of the capitalisation
of certain costs incurred during the year following the decision
post year-end to rationalise the Bus Repowering offering towards a
limited number of platforms, as a non-recurring cost as it is
considered a one-off event; and
- The Directors have treated the establishment of an onerous
contracts provision in relation to two Bus Repowering contracts
underway as the year-end date as non-recurring as, following the
successful sourcing of lower cost batteries and other components
after the year-end date, these costs are considered a one-off
event.
7. Taxation
|
Unaudited
for the year ended 31 May
2024
|
|
For the
year
Ended 31 May
2023
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
Corporation
tax
|
|
|
|
Current tax payable on RDEC
receivable
|
119
|
|
46
|
Tax credit - R&D SME scheme
|
(29)
|
|
(232)
|
Withholding tax
|
23
|
|
-
|
Total current
tax
|
113
|
|
(186)
|
|
|
|
|
Deferred tax
|
-
|
|
-
|
Total deferred
tax
|
-
|
|
-
|
|
|
|
|
Taxation on
loss on ordinary activities
|
113
|
|
(186)
|
8. Stocks
|
Unaudited
2024
|
|
2023
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
Work in progress
|
978
|
|
485
|
Raw materials
|
2,577
|
|
2,473
|
|
3,555
|
|
2,958
|
9. Debtors
|
|
|
Unaudited
2024
|
2023
|
|
|
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade debtors
|
|
|
2,500
|
2,463
|
Amounts owed by Group undertakings
|
|
|
-
|
-
|
Other debtors
|
|
|
238
|
232
|
Prepayments and accrued income
|
|
|
963
|
931
|
Tax recoverable
|
|
|
462
|
876
|
|
|
|
4,163
|
4,502
|
10. Creditors: Amounts falling
due within one year
|
|
|
Unaudited
2024
|
2023
|
|
|
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
|
Trade creditors
|
|
|
2,003
|
470
|
Other taxation and social security
|
|
|
168
|
138
|
Obligations under finance lease and hire -
purchase contracts
|
|
|
178
|
152
|
Other creditors
|
|
|
167
|
217
|
Accruals and deferred income
|
|
|
1,281
|
981
|
|
|
|
3,797
|
1,958
|
11. Creditors: Amounts falling
due after more than one year
|
Unaudited
2024
|
|
2023
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
Net obligations under finance leases and hire
purchase contracts
|
308
|
|
255
|
|
308
|
|
255
|
12. Provisions
|
Onerous
contracts
|
Warranty
|
Total
|
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
At 1 June 2022
|
-
|
44
|
44
|
Charge to the profit and loss
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Utilisation of provision
|
-
|
(44)
|
(44)
|
At 31 May 2023
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Charge to the profit and loss
|
358
|
-
|
358
|
Utilisation of provision
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
Unaudited at 31 May 2024
|
358
|
-
|
358
|
The provision disclosed above
comprises an onerous contract provision relating to expected future
losses on two Bus Repowering contracts where the associated direct
costs over the contract period are expected to be in excess if the
revenue. The provision is expected to be released in the year ended
31 May 2025.
Certain sales contracts contain an
obligation for Equipmake to provide a warranty; however the
products sold are new to the market and intended for long-term use.
There is a lack of historical data which, combined with a lack of
comparable data on similar products and known challenges in
establishing the party responsible in the event of a warranty
claim, had led to management making the assessment that a provision
for warranty costs cannot be reliably estimated at this point in
time. It is expected that a provision for warranty costs will be
recognised in future periods once sufficient data becomes
available.
13. Hire purchase and finance
leases
Minimum lease payments under hire purchase
agreements fall due as follows:
|
Unaudited
2024
|
|
2023
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
|
|
|
|
Within one year
|
178
|
|
152
|
Between 1-5 years
|
308
|
|
255
|
|
486
|
|
407
|
|
|
|
|
14. Share capital
|
Unaudited
as at
31 May
2024
|
|
As at
31 May
2023
|
|
|
|
|
Allotted,
called up and fully paid
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
1,020,074,569 (2023: 948,229,409)
Ordinary Shares of £0.0001 each
|
102
|
|
95
|
|
|
|
|
The following movements in Share Capital
occurred:
|
|
|
|
Issue of 2,775,132 Ordinary Shares of
£0.0001 each
|
-
|
|
-
|
Issue of 69,070,028 Ordinary Shares of
£0.0001 each
|
7
|
|
-
|
Issue of 88,235,294 Ordinary Shares of
£0.0001 each on conversion
of convertible
loan
|
-
|
|
9
|
Issue of 235,294,115 Ordinary Shares of
£0.0001 each
|
-
|
|
24
|
Issue of 124,700,000 Ordinary Shares of
£0.0001 each
|
-
|
|
12
|
Total
|
7
|
|
45
|
The movements in relation to Share
Capital during the year were as follows:
- On 15 November 2023, the Company issued 2,775,132 £0.0001
Ordinary Shares following the exercise of share options at an
exercise price of par value;
- On 14 February 2024, the Company issued 67,233,332 £0.0001
Ordinary Shares at an issue price of £0.06, raising a total of £4.0
million for the Company (before related professional expenses
totalling £0.1 million); and
- On 16 February 2024, the Company issued 1,836,696 Ordinary
Shares at an issue price of £0.06, raising a total of £0.1 million
for the Company.
The movements in relation to Share
Capital during the prior year were as follows:
- On 28 July 2022, the Company issued 88,235,294 £0.0001
Ordinary Shares at an issue price of £0.0425, following the
conversion of a loan note;
- On 28 July 2022, the Company issued 198,823,529 £0.0001
Ordinary Shares at an issue price of £0.0425, raising a total of
£8.4 million for the Company (before expenses);
- On 29 July 2022, the Company issued 36,470,586 £0.0001
Ordinary Shares at an issue price of £0.0425, raising a total of
£1.6 million for the Company (before expenses);
- On 31 January 2023, the Company issued 23,626,996 £0.0001
Ordinary Shares at an issue price of £0.05, raising a total of £1.2
million for the Company (before expenses); and
- On 1 February 2023, the Company issued 101,073,004 Ordinary
Shares at an issue price of £0.05, raising a total of £5.1 million
for the Company (before expenses)
15. Earnings per share
Basic loss per share of 0.95 pence
(2023: 0.60 pence) is calculated based on the following
data:
|
Unaudited
2024
|
|
2023
|
|
£'000
|
|
£'000
|
Earnings used in calculation of total earnings
per share:
Earnings on total losses attributable to equity
holders of the parent
|
(9,200)
|
|
(4,831)
|
|
|
|
|
Weighted average number of ordinary £0.0001
shares in issue
|
969,972,685
|
|
811,174,508
|
Basic (loss) per share, in pence
|
(0.95) p/share
|
|
(0.60)
p/share
|
Diluted earnings per share is
calculated by adjusting the weighted average number of ordinary
shares outstanding to assume conversion of all dilutive potential
ordinary shares. The Group, being loss making in both this year and
the comparative year would mean that any exercise would be
anti-dilutive. The diluted earnings per share is therefore the same
as the basic earnings per share.
16. Reserves
Share premium
The share premium account represents
amounts subscribed for share capital in excess of nominal value,
net of directly attributable issue costs.
Other reserves
Brought forward other reserves
comprise the amount attributable to the owners of the Company
following the issue of shares in the subsidiary at a premium to
non-controlling interests in previous financial years.
Other reserves
Brought forward other reserves
derived from a reduction in capital which resulted in the
cancellation of 5,000,000 £1 B ordinary shares during the year
ended 31 May 2022, when £5,000,000 was credited against the
proceeds of this issue.
Share-based payments reserve
Used to reflect the assessed fair
value of the equity settled options issued as share-based
payments.
Profit and loss account
Profit and loss account represents
cumulative profits and losses net of dividends and other
adjustments.